(KLZA)--Weather permitting, work on Nebraska Highway 8 from Salem to Highway 73 in Falls City is to begin next week.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation has approved a contract with Knife River Corporation doing business as Knife River Midwest of Sioux City, Iowa in an amount of $3,427,807.
Russ Eltiste will serve as the Project Manager for the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
The work will include repair of existing pavement and new asphalt surfacing. Inside the Falls City, city limits the intersections with city streets will be remodeled by overlaying them. Some A.D.A. ramp remodels will also be done in that area.
Traffic on the7.2 mile project will be controlled by one-lane work zones. The project is anticipated to be completed in the fall.
Motorists are reminded to drive cautiously through construction zones.
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